| PERIOD | December 15, 2010 –June 15, 2012. | |
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| participants | Lead applicant: GEACenter for Research and Studies |
Partner: REC – Regional Environmental Center B&H |
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General objective
Contribute to environmental protection and the sustainable use of natural resources while creating alternative employment and sustainable income.
Specific objectives
- conducting thorough analyses of the potential for the creation of “green jobs” in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s primary economic sectors
- increasing awareness about the sustainable use of natural resources and the potential for “green jobs” employment
- promotion of a model for building capacities in local communities for the introduction of sustainable and eco-friendly agricultural practices
- stimulating employment through the provision of training and support to establish medicinal and aromatic plants (MAP) farms in accordance with the principles and standards of organic agriculture
Target groups
- local farmers and their associations, residents of rural areas
- collectors and cultivators of medicinal and aromatic plants
- decision makers at entity and state levels
- businesses buying medicinal and aromatic plants
Achieved results
- conducted and disseminated 100 copies of a study on the potential for the creation of “green jobs” in B&H which includes a list of primary natural resources, key actors and the most promising regions for the development of “green jobs”
- created and disseminated 500 copies of a practical guide for the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants
- conducted two workshops attended by some 60 farmers on the cultivation of the specialized plants, organized in Bosanski Petrovac and Trebinje
- planted two experimental plots and provided workshop attendees with free seeds
- contracts on the purchase of medicinal and aromatic plants were signed between workshop participants and the firms buying them
- organized a round-table discussion attended by 20 representatives of various institutions, companies and organizations on the potential for the development of “green jobs” in agriculture and forestry